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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Land O'Lakes, Microsoft form alliance to pioneer new innovations for agriculture
Land O'Lakes Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Announced in mid-July a multi-year strategic alliance to pioneer new innovations in US agriculture and enhance the supply chain, expand sustainability practices for farmers and the food system, and clos ...
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
New members appointed to Global Aquaculture Alliance's oversight committee
The Global Aquaculture Alliance has announced the addition of four new members to its 12-member Standards Oversight Committee (SOC).
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
New Zealand's Machi penalised for adding sulfites to ground beef
Food manufacturer and wholesalers Machi, operated by Diversity Foods Limited and based in Auckland, New Zealand, has been fined NZD$10,000 (US$6,700) by local authorities for adding sulfites to ground beef.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Aquaculture Stewardship Council releases standards in Indonesian
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) has translated its Shrimp, Tilapia, and Tropical Marine Finfish Standards and related guidance documents into Indonesian to help more farmers in the country work towards more responsible practices, ...
Monday, July 27, 2020
Scepticism over New Zealand's plan to get unemployed residents to join agriculture sector
New Zealand's Ministry for Primary Industries has recently launched a $4.5 million recruitment campaign to fill a 10,000-job gap across agricultural and primary sectors left by the country's prolonged border shutdown due the COVID-19 pandem ...
Monday, July 27, 2020
Osborne appoints new sales representative for North America
Osborne Industries, Inc. has appointed Chevy Davidson as North America sales representative for livestock equipment.
Friday, July 24, 2020
US agriculture agency avoids conclusion in beef-price review
The US Department of Agriculture's report on rising beef costs during the COVID-19 pandemic avoided any conclusion on whether big meatpacking firms controlled prices, Bloomberg News reported.
Friday, July 24, 2020
New US project eyes to see gaps in swine disease spread
Aiming to prevent entry of foreign animal disease into the country, the US has started a year-long project to determine gaps in the pork sector's national biosecurity, Successful Farming reported.
Friday, July 24, 2020
US meat export group releases new red meat export study
The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently released an updated version of an independent study aimed at quantifying the value red meat exports provide to US corn and soybean producers, KMAland reported.
Friday, July 24, 2020
US National Pork Boardfunds new ASF research in Vietnam
The US National Pork Board has approved three projects on African swine fever (ASF) in Vietnam, which continues to battle the disease, for a total of US$362,555, Farm Journal's Pork reported.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
CPF develops new aquaculture shrimp farm in the US
Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CPF) is building a new "Aquaculture 5.0" shrimp farm in the US, which can culture shrimp anywhere, at any time of year, with complete biosecurity and zero waste discharge, Bangkok Post reported.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Plug and Play to launch new agtech programme in Thailand
Plug and Play Asia Pacific announced today that they will launch its first Southeast Asia's Food and AgTech Accelerator Program in Bangkok on July 29, 2020.
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Arla Foods appoints new CFO
Arla Foods has announced the appointment of Torben Dahl Nyholm as its chief financial officer, with immediate effect, in a move that underlines the strength of the company's bench of senior talent and its commitment to leadership developmen ...
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Dicamba chemical producersurge full court to review order prohibiting sales in the US
Dicamba makers Bayer AG subsidiary Monsanto, BASF and Corteva Agriscience have petitioned the 9th United States Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a court ruling blocking dicamba sales in the US, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
New Zealand's Golden Bay aquaculture sector sees threefold growth
The mussel industry in Golden Bay, New Zealand is expected to increase threefold and is tipped to require over 100 new employees in the next seven years, Stuff reported.

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